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Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Detroit fireman respond to an explosion and tanker fire on northbound I-75 in Detroit, Sunday, May 24, 2015. The driver of the taker was able to escape the explosion with no injuries. Steven Pepple, Detroit Free Press

Driver Kai Moore has been cited for careless driving in fiery I-75 tanker crash that nearly took his life.

As flames began to engulf the cabin of the tanker that caught fire Sunday on I-75 in Detroit, driver Kai Moore said he only had a split second to decide how he would escape.

"I escaped that inferno that almost became my casket had I not reacted so quickly by using my adrenaline and fear," Moore, 36, said. "My life was in my hands. When I was going into that turn, the truck rolled and when it rolled, it impacted the ground and once it impacted the ground, the flames ignited and came into the cabin. I had to do what I had to do to save my life."

Moore said the entire passenger side of the cabin quickly caught on fire.

"I only had a matter of seconds to react," he said. "Once the flames and everything came into the cab, I didn't know where I was on the ramp. The fuel, the flames, everything was coming toward me. The fire was coming toward me. My seat belt and the flame-retardant suit that I had on, that's what probably saved me from getting burned. That's what really saved my life."

Moore said once he got out of his seat belt, he pushed open the driver's side door, jumped out and began to run down the ramp.

"It was a very traumatic experience," he said "I pulled out my cell phone and tried to get the first responders to the scene. I tried to turn around and make sure no one was involved. It only took a few seconds for the flame to ignite. When your life flashes before your eyes, you never know if you're going to come out alive."

The tanker fire, which happened on a ramp between the Fisher and Chrysler freeways, tied up traffic for hours near downtown. Northbound I-75 ramp at I-375 will be closed until late Friday, said Michigan Department of Transportation spokeswoman Diane Cross.

The tanker contained 9,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline.

Michigan State Police First Lt. Michael Shaw said Tuesday that troopers have completed their investigation into the crash and Moore has been cited for careless driving. The MSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division will also be conducting a compliance review of the Moore's employer, Nour Light Petroleum Transport, which is based in Dearborn.

Shaw said Moore told police that the back tires of the truck locked up moments before the crash, causing the tanker to overturn.

Moore declined to comment on the investigation, but said he's worked for the company for the past 8 months and took the same route every day.

"I know how to come around that corner," he said. "Sometimes there are things that occur that are beyond our control."